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A Planet, Moon or What?

10/26/2015 4:00 PM
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Re: a plant, moon or what?

10/26/2015 5:17 PM

Nice picture of the ice moon of Enceladus!

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Re: a plant, moon or what?

10/26/2015 5:28 PM

I'll definitely rule out plant.

That leaves just moon or what.

I'll go with what?
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Re: a plant, moon or what?

10/26/2015 6:47 PM

Don't know, but it snowed there last night!

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Re: a plant, moon or what?

10/26/2015 7:13 PM

This is your tennis ball on liquid nitrogen?

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Re: A Planet, Moon or What?

10/27/2015 7:36 AM

OH Balls!

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Re: A Planet, Moon or What?

10/27/2015 11:16 AM

I give up. what?

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Re: A Planet, Moon or What?

10/27/2015 11:23 AM

It is Enceladus, 5th largest Saturnian moon.

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Re: A Planet, Moon or What?

10/27/2015 12:36 PM

Thank goodness that is sorted out.

Is there any truth in the rumour that Fredski is away with the planetary fairies? Just askin'.

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Re: A Planet, Moon or What?

10/27/2015 12:51 PM

I've always been spaced out, I thought you knew that
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Re: A Planet, Moon or What?

10/27/2015 12:36 PM

Here you go. But if Fredski beats me up for posting a google cheat, it's your fault!

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Re: A Planet, Moon or What?

10/27/2015 1:06 PM

think Saturn
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Re: A Planet, Moon or What?

10/27/2015 4:47 PM

So it is not a hub cap off a Cavalier, as I thought - it is off a Saturn. About the same quality of auto.

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Re: A Planet, Moon or What?

10/27/2015 5:03 PM

exactly
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Re: A Planet, Moon or What?

11/30/2015 11:16 AM

I agree that it is Enceladus, thus it is a moon, but it looks like a ping-pong ball someone briefly exposed to a mild solvent of nitrocellulose.

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